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Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
2
Eric Gale
American musician
3
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
4
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
5
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
6
Don Grusin
American musician
7
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
8
Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
9
Larry Carlton
American musician
10
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
11
Barry Rogers
American musician
12
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
13
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
14
Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
15
Don Menza
American saxophonist
16
Dennis Budimir
American musician
17
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
18
Bill Summers
jazz musician
19
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
20
Eddie Daniels
American musician
21
George Bohanon
American musician
22
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
23
Jay Berliner
American musician
24
Ronnie Foster
American organist and record producer
25
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
26
Dave Taylor
American musician
27
Chuck Domanico
American musician
28
Tim Landers
American musician
29
Chuck Findley
American musician
30
Emil Richards
American musician
31
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
32
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
33
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
34
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
35
Rick Marotta
American musician
36
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
37
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
38
Joe Sample
American pianist
39
Lenny White
American drummer
40
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
41
Jeremy Steig
son of William Steig
42
Fred Jackson, Jr.
American flautist
43
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
44
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
45
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
46
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
47
Tom Malone
American musician
48
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
49
Roger Hawkins
American drummer
50
Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
51
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
52
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
53
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
54
John Guerin
American drummer
55
James Gadson
American musician
56
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
57
Ralph Penland
American drummer and musician
58
Jim Keltner
American session drummer
59
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
60
Paul Griffin
American session musician and pianist
61
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
62
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
63
Rob Mounsey
American musician, composer, and arranger
64
Philip Catherine
musician
65
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
66
Paul Humphrey
American musician
67
David Hood
American bass player, Muscle Shoals session player
68
Joe Beck
American musician
69
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
70
Bobby Broom
American musician
71
Chris Parker
American drummer
72
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
73
Larry Bunker
American musician
74
Jerry Hey
American musician
75
Jackie Kelso
musician
76
Roland Hanna
American pianist
77
Dom Um Romão
Brazilian jazz drummer, percussionist
78
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
79
Fred Tackett
American musician
80
Frank Vicari
American musician
81
Bob Berg
American musician
82
Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder
83
Andy Newmark
American musician
